Boat collides with railway bridge, says SC Department of Natural Resources Injured person airlifted to hospital Updated: 8:32 PM EDT Sep 11, 2021 One person was injured and airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital after a boat collided with an upper axle bridge near Trestle Road on Lake Greenwood on Saturday. Greg Lucas, of the...
Read MoreAir is pumped through filtered wastewater to aid microbial activity at the Rutland Wastewater Treatment Facility in 2018. Photo by Mike Dougherty / VTDigger RUTLAND – Environmental groups say the Natural Resources Agency’s pending permits for wastewater treatment plants in Rutland County do not go far enough to tackle pollutant-laden overflows in waterways local....
Read MoreNATIONAL DINOSAUR MONUMENT, Colorado – All 10 rafts are moored on the banks of the Green River. The tents are set up. The sun is setting on the sandstone walls of the canyon. As 30 rafters dig into steaming chili bowls, it’s time to start planning for the future. How can Northwest Colorado attract...
Read MoreAfter months of planning, coordination, and a lot of patience, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Natural Resources Branch of Fort Hood successfully monitored and filmed a blackcap vireo nest. On April 7, Sydney Dragon, a Student Conservation Association intern for the USFWS from the Arlington Ecological Services Field Office, came to...
Read MoreUpdate 9:19 pm: The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for Joseph and Thomas Fox. The USCG said the Savannah Fire Department will continue to search with first-light divers. Initial Report: The Coast Guard and other partner agencies are looking for two men whose boat collided with a dredge in the Savannah River...
Read MoreThe Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced today that it will invest $ 50 million in a racial justice and fairness conservation co-op. Agreements are available for entities for two-year projects that expand the provision of conservation assistance to beginning farmers, resource-constrained, socially disadvantaged, and seasoned farmers. “Historically underserved producers face significant...
Read More23 Aug 2021 | By Andrew Aldrich Loyola University Maryland will support the development of clean energy in Maryland by purchasing electricity produced by Friendship Solar Farm in West Friendship, Maryland. The university signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Chaberton Energy Holdings, which developed the solar park. Chaberton Energy is a Maryland-based renewable...
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Cottonwood Court in Centerville looked more like Pooh Corner last week when a young black bear out for a walk scared some teenagers. Hailey Nelson, 17, and Dori Arndt, 15, were gardening Tuesday afternoon outside the house of their friend Hailey Nyberg, 17. While Nelson was working, she thought she saw...
Read MoreGovernor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Chris Colclasure as director of its natural resources division, which is part of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. “Chris will make an exceptional addition to the Department of Agriculture. His experience with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission gives him valuable skills to lead the natural resources division. I’m...
Read MoreThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has announced that Beatty Canyon Ranch in Kim, Colorado, is the national recipient of the 2020 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award, which annually recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements by cattle producers, was presented on August 10 at the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA...
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